TA Access

Find the Right TA

TA Vendors listed in the TA Catalog were carefully selected for their proven TA success and relevant expertise in areas identified by MassHealth ACOs and CPs as TA priorities during this first implementation year.

Currently, the TA Catalog includes TA Vendors with expertise in nine TA Domains:

Actuarial and Financial

Care Coordination/Integration

Community-Based Care and Social Determinants of Health

Consumer Engagement

Flexible Services

Health Information Technology/Health Information Exchange (HIT/HIE)

Performance Improvement

Population Health Management

Workforce

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You may already have a clear vision for the kind of TA that would be most helpful to your organization – and if you do, great! If not, no worries! Explore the TA Catalog to learn about the type of expertise available to you. You can also connect with your ACO or CP Contract Manager for ideas about TA services that could address a MassHealth management priority or strengthen your organization overall. And of course, if you are not sure what TA activity to start with, or which TA Vendor might be best suited to your needs, we can help! Contact us.

Initiate the TA Process

If you have decided on a TA project, you can initiate the TA process by completing a non-competitive TA application. The TA application will ask you to briefly describe how your proposed TA project helps strengthen your organization in one or more TA Competency Areas. You will also be able to request your preferred TA Vendor. Once MassHealth approves your TA application, you will be matched with your preferred TA Vendor. If your preferred TA Vendor is unavailable, we will help you figure out a comparable option – and you can begin negotiating the specifics of your TA scope of work.

TA applications for use of the current TA Card can be submitted from September 21, 2018 – December 31, 2019. All TA projects supported by current TA Cards must be completed by December 31, 2019.

Are you ready to apply for TA through the TA Marketplace? If you want to learn more about the various TA options, read on. If you are ready, apply today.

Understand Your TA Card

In each year of the Massachusetts Section 1115 waiver, every MassHealth ACO and CP will receive a “TA Card” with an allocation of DSRIP Statewide Investments funding to support discrete, time-limited TA projects. TA Cards can be “redeemed” for the services of any TA Vendor listed in the TA Catalog. Each TA Card is good for one year; funds not spent at the end of the year are returned to the general pool of TA funding for reallocation across all ACOs and CPs.

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The TA Card years are as follows:

Year 1: September 21, 2018 – December 31, 2019

Year 2: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 (this overlaps Year 1)

Year 3: January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020

Year 4: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021

Year 5: January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022

MassHealth determines annual TA Card amounts and communicates these directly to ACOs and CPs. Let us know if you have questions about TA Card usage or amounts. Contact us.

Keep Your TA Project on Track

The Quarterly Report for TA Vendors and the Semiannual and Final reports for ACOs and CPs are a quick and easy way for you to update MassHealth on your TA project milestones. The brief report form asks questions about your timeline, budget, goals, and what it is like working with your TA Vendor. The quarterly reports help us to make sure you are on track with your TA project and let us know if additional support is needed to stay on target to accomplish your goals for the year. We will remind you when it is time to complete your Semiannual Report.

Let us know if you have any questions about completing the quarterly report.